Telephone.



W. J. C. KENYUN.

TELEPHONE. APPLIUATIDF TILED JUNE 1, 1903. RENEWED HOV. 25, 1910. 987,304, Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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J, 0. KENYON.

TELEPHONE,

'APPLIOATIQN FILED JUNE 1, 1908. RENEWED NOV. 25, 1910. 987,304, V Patented Mar.21,1911.

v 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 a /ZZY/eJLfeJ/ j I .1, WILLIAM J. C. KEN- the: United States, residing I county of Cook and State .B invented certain new and as .fil ilmnrqtements in Telephones, oif'which -;aiheifoliowing isa specification. i

The ob 'ect of my invention is to provider equipment."

,More spec i fically, my object is to provide "adjustalrle inea'ns for supporting the telephone receiver so that the hand of the subscriber need not lae engaged in holding the receiver to his These objects and various others will be .made apparent in the following specification and claim taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is' a perspective View of my improvement. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are sectional 'views of details; and Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing one system of wiring that may be employed in Connection with;

my invention.

The telephone receiver, transmitter, and transmitter mouth-piece are represented, re-- spectively. by the reference numerals 15, 16 and 17. These are supported on the stand 18 by the pedestal 19. 3

My invention is capable of use with either a. desk instrunientor a wall set, and may be employed in connection withany system of wiring, for example, with a manually op erated switch-board system or with an automatic system. The particular embodiment thereof which I have chosen to illustrate and describe in this specification employs an ordinary desk instrument in a. manual system.

From the upper end of the standard the two supporting members 20 project, and between them is the member 21 which carries the transmitter 16. I The conductors leading to the transmitter are indicated by the reference numeral 22. The bolt 23 and the clamping thumb-nut 24; serve to hold the transmitter at any desired angle of adjustment. It is to be noted that the head 25 of the bolt 23 is countersunk, so that one mem- I ber 20 presents a smooth outer surface. The head 26 is attached to this face by means of the small screws 27. There is an arm 28 having a flattened end 31 embraced by the o xnnzon. or onrcaeo, Lmlvors.

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Application filed June 1, 1908, Serial mama. Renewed November25, 1910. Serial 1109594,

E alien's and jiniproved,subscribers telephone 55 head 26, the parts being clamped together bythe bolt The pair of conductors 30 p I ateiiteiliMa r:

extending through the interior ofth m128 lead from the standard 19 to th'egreceivei ld The outer end of the arm 28 endsifi itpair of jaws 32 which embrace the =mefiiber 33 these parts being clamped 'toge the the bolt 34. The member 33 is attache --t dne end 35 .of the flexible shaft 36, the oth r end 37 carrying an extension38, w-hieh enas in a shallow cup-shaped part 39. Attachedj to the receiver 15. 1s a shallow cup '40, i 'nto" which the said part 39 fits loosely. The belt 43 extends through these members 39 aid 40 and also through a sleeve 41, which has a convex end adapted to fit down into the cup 39. The spring 42 is adapted to be clamped down by the thumb nut 44.- so as to hold'the parts gently, but firmly, together.

i In telephone systems it is commonly necessary that certain circuit changes should be made at the subscribersinstrument when he uses it. as compared with when it is idle.-

Therefore. a pivoted arm 45 is provided which-has a spring 55 adapted to pull it over in position to make the contacts appropriatefor talking. A link 46 extends from the extremity of this arm 45 and terminates in the handle 50. A bracketl8 is provided, hating an'L-shaped slot 49 embracing, the stem of the handle 50. and this is fixed on the. standard 19 by means of the clamp 47.

In the position shown in Fig. 1 the handle .50 is pulled downagainst the tension of the spring '55 (see Fig. 5) and is hooked into the horizontal part of the L-shaped slot 49. Thus, the proper connections are" made for the subscribers instrument to be idle and for ringing his hell by an in-coming call.

When the subscriber desires to talk, either to call or be called-he seizes the handle 50 and pushes it over until it comes in line with the vertical part of the L-shaped slot 49. Thereupon the spring throws the arm 45 up, making the proper circuit connections. \Vhen the subscriber is I through using his instrument, he hooks the handle 50 down. thus breaking the talking connections and putting his local apparatus in-,-condition for the bell to be rung by anin-coming call.

The flexible shaft 36 is a well-known piece of apparatus. It can be bent in difierent directions and retained in whatever shape is given toit, unless forcibly displaced therefrom. Thus the subscriber. with his mouth piece 17, can adjust'the receiver so that it p paratns, I have s own it in 25 will fit exactly to his ear. Thereafter he cannse the telephone by simply putting his head in the proper position with relation to the IHOlltll-Pltk! 17 and the receiver 15. In addition to the advantage of relieving him from the burden of holding his receiver in his hand, my invention forces the sub scriher to hold his mouth in the proper position for talking. Thus, the "common fault of subscribers intalking sic'lewise or above or below. the mouth-piec or away there from, is prevented. -'Both hands of the subscriber are left free to attend to niemoranda that he may have in his'hands', and this adva-nta 'e rea ized not only while talking, but also whilewai'tin'g to make connections with another called subscriber. The joint comprising-the elements 39, 40 and 451 permits the receiver to oscillate slightly, and thus it adapts itself to fit tightly to the ear of the user.

While my invention s not limited to any system of'vvirin or any stlyle of local apig. 5 in connection with a common system of wiring at the subscribers end of the line. This will be obvious to those skilled in the art after reading the foregoing part of this specification.

As is well understood, the condenser 51 and bell 52 in series are bridged across the line 56, the members of the induction coil 53 and 54; being positioned as shown in the diagram.

I claim In combination, a base, a standard projeeting'therefrom, a. transmitter attached to the end of said standard, a rigid shaft projecting laterally from the end of the standard. a flexible self supporting shaft extending forward at an anglefrom the end of the said rigid shaft, and'ai'eceiver pernianently 'iittached to the extremity of said flexible shaft.

In testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

H WILLIAM J. o. KENYON.

lVit-nesses LILLIAN A. Kinny, ANNIE C. 

